玄女

Chinese

		black; mysterious	female; woman; daughter
trad. (玄女)		玄	女
simp. #(玄女)		玄	女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xuánnǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xuánnǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Syuánnyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Hsüan²-nü³
    • Yale: Sywán-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyuanneu
    • Palladius: Сюаньнюй (Sjuanʹnjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

玄女

1. "Mysterious Lady" (a goddess of war, sex, and longevity)

Derived terms

• 九天玄女
• 玄女經／玄女经

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玄女):

• → Japanese: 玄女(げんにょ) (gennyo)
• → Korean: 현녀(玄女) (hyeonnyeo)

See also

• 素女 (Sùnǚ)
• 彩女 (cǎinǚ)